Personal computing and productivity in your pocket

There is no doubt the iPhone is overhyped for what it is. It's battery life stinks,  its overpriced, the touchscreen keyboard ho-hum and is a fingerprint magnet. With all its reported flaws and after sticking to my trusty Blackberry Curve I decided to make the leap  of faith, pay my Apple tax and enter the world of the iPhone 3G. My initial thoughts were as expected.  Slick design, 3G speeds, email, contacts were all there, and the integration with iTunes very handy. As I used the device however, it struck me - the capabilities of this phone covered 80% of my personal computing needs. The browser highly useable for all but the most data entry intensive applications. Youtube, on-tap. Apps from productivity to frivolity. GPS, maps, Facebook, Twitter all here. It's always been my view that netbooks would actually help drive desktop sales at the expense of laptops as individuals purchase a desktop for their homebase and a netbook for their wireless needs. The iPhone has blown that theory out of the water. For all its drawbacks it has redefined the boundaries of what is possible on a mobile device and put productivity in my pocket. That netbook purchase will have to wait.